Understanding the influence of non-gravitational forces on the physical evolution of near-earth asteroids and comets
Near-Earth asteroids are the small rocky bodies orbiting the Sun in the vicinity of Earth's orbit. They are remnants of the planetesimals formed in the young Solar System, which repeatedly collided and underwent disruption. They form loosely-bound aggregates dubbed 'rubble piles'. The...
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University of Kent
2017
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Online Access: | https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.739486 |